Help w/Choosing an HDD (3-4Tb)

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stahlhart

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I am getting close to running out of space on my current spinner, a 2Tb WD Black. I looked over what was in stock at the local MC, and narrowed down my choices to these:

http://www.microcenter.com/product/...0_Gb-s_35_Internal_Hard_Drive_HDS724040ALE640

http://www.microcenter.com/product/...ATA_60Gbps_35_Internal_Hard_Drive_STBD3000100

http://www.microcenter.com/product/...ternal_Hard_Drive_(NAS)_WD30EFRX_-_Bare_Drive

It almost seems like $40 for an extra terabyte in the Hitachi is too hard to pass up, as the customer reviews look favorable, and it would be a lot more breathing room. I know that there's also a 3Tb Black, but to be honest I miss the quieter operation of the Spinpoint F2 it replaced and after several months of use I'm not sure that the higher speed of the Black offsets that.

Is the Red "NAS" drive suitable as a non-RAID standalone storage device? Am I going to be required to use GPT formatting for 3-4Tb for whichever drive I go with?

Suggestions/recommendations?
 
billyb0b

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yes... the specific "NAS" labeled consumer HDs are perfectly fine to use as a regular standalone device
 
billyb0b

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i say get the 4TB... if you ate up 2TB already you'll probably be hitting that 3TB limit soon
 
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stahlhart

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That's pretty much what I'm thinking -- I just replaced the Spinpoint with the Black last October, I think.
 
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My vote is for is for Barracuda EP 3TB 7,200RPM SATA 6.0Gbps 3.5" Internal Hard Drive STBD3000100, well I trust seagate and I am using this brand since 1998 and used around 10 HDDs, used 10 not because of problems but increase of space requirement same like your situation.

For me you should go for Seagate and it is also cheaper then other two ;)

Gud Luck
 
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Ayah

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Hitachi all the freaking way. Yes, you have to use GPT unless you only want 2TB.

I'm not a fan of seagate since the issues with the 7200.11's and their cutting their warranty durations.

Out of the 25 drives in my apartment that are currently spinning, only 2 are seagate: a 7200.7 and a 7200.11. The rest are roughly evenly distributed between WD, Samsung and Hitachi/Toshiba.
 
ViRGE

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Note that the Red is a 5400RPM drive. I have two of them, they're nice and quiet in my file server, but if you're looking for the performance of a 7200RPM drive you're going to have to look elsewhere.

iluvdeal said:
I'd drop that Seagate from consideration, 1 year warranty is a joke.
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If not dropping it, I'd at least get some kind of extended warranty. I like cheap drives, but when I lose drives they're never under a year old, so I'd definitely vote in favor of a longer warranty.
 
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stahlhart

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I completely missed that on the Red -- thanks for the heads-up. Definitely looking for 7200 here.

I guess it will come down to either the Seagate or the Hitachi, but that extra terabyte is looking real good right now.
 
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currently running two 3tb STBD3000100 raid 1 - knock on wood.

like all magnetic drives. if it does not die within the first 30 day of continuous normal usage (i.e. light torrent servicing). chances are it will last a long time. as long as temperature is kept in check. a generic fan keeping it cool will more than suffice.

pick whatever cheapest and most positive reviews.
 
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